暮くれ果はてる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

fall completely dark; become pitch-dark

Describes the day or evening ending in total darkness; often used in literary or poetic contexts.

• 冬ふゆの日ひは早はやく暮くれ果はてる。

  In winter, the day falls completely dark early.

• あたりがすっかり暮くれ果はててから、ようやく家いえに着ついた。

  I finally arrived home after the surroundings had become completely dark.